Glove-fastener



(No Model.)

- F. E. HALL.

'G'LOVE'PASTBNER.

No. 503,0 1. Patented Au 8, 1893.,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK E. HALL, OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,TO THE CONSOLIDATED FASTENER COMPANY, OF

PORTLAND, MAINE.

GLOVE -FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 503,081, dated August8, 1893.

Application filed February 1, 1893.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. HALL, of Newton, in the county of Middlesexand State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Fasteners for Gloves and other Articles, of which the following,taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

Myinvention relates to the button hole member of a two-part springfastener for gloves and other articles, and has special reference to theconstruction and form of the spring which constitutes the stud-claspingand retaining portion of said member, and to the peculiar arrangementand mode of attachment of said spring Within the member.

The principle object of my invention is to provide a spring that shalloccupy very little more vertical space than a flat slitte'd washer, andat the same time possess far greater resiliency than such a washer. Ithas heretofore been a common custom in springs of the slitted type,wherein the resiliency is attained by wings, to make said spring in theform of a flanged eyelet with a high slitted shank or body, the heightof the latter being considered necessary in order to obtain sufficientplay for the spring ears or wings. This construction makes the fastenervery high and ungainly, necessitating the use of a long stud, which isobjectionable, especially in View of the fact that the constant tendencyand aim in the button art has of late been to produce as flat and low abutton as possible, so that it may not project appreciably above theglove or other material. I attain this end by making my spring in theform of a struck up plate, having inwardly projecting spring ears orwings, the form of the plate being ruffled, or having an annularcorrugation between the inner opening and the outer edge, the slitswhich form the spring wings being carried back through this ruffle orcorrugation nearly to the outer edge. In this manner, by having thespring wings bent back upon themselves, or, as it were, folded, I amenabled to gain a far greater swing and resiliency to each wing from thecentral opening to the outer circumference than if the spring wereperfectly flat.

Furthermore, by securing the spring firmly Serial lie-460,545. (Nomodel.)

. by its outer edges within the stud receiving chamber I gain additionaladvantages, as hereinafter set forth in detail.

Referring to the accompanying drawings Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4. show inperspective various stages in the construction of the spring from thefiat blank to the finished article. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of thebottom plate with its upwardly projecting flange, and Fig. 6

shows the two parts of a complete fastener, the button hole member ofwhich embodies my invention, the said button hole member being shown incentral section.

The spring A, forming the principal feature of my invention, is struckup from the plain circular blank shown in Fig. 1, into the shape shownin Fig. 2, being by the first operation crowned upward centrally, andafterward cut with a number of slits radiating from the center nearly tothe outer edge thereof, said outer edge being preferably flat. Thespring cars a thus formed by the slitting, are next curved downward andinward as shown in Fig. 3, forming thereby the annular ruffle, groove orcorrugation, 0. Finally the spring is cut out centrally, as shown inFig. t, with an opening of the required size to snap over the stud head.The spring is firmly held by its outer edges within the stud receivingchamber which rests on the under surface of the glove material. Asherein shown, this stud receiving chamber is formed of the under orbottom plate B and curved top plate C.

The bottom plate B has the upwardly projecting flange b, which isprovided by slits with a number of ears I). The spring being placed uponthe bottom plate and within the flange b, the ears I? are clinched downupon the flat outer edge a of the spring, thus holding it firmly to saidbottom plate, which is in turn held to the curved plate C by turningdown the flange 1) around said plate. It desired, the riveting anvil Dmay first be interposed between the plates B and C before clinchingtogether, the anvil resting upon the spring. The stud receiving chamberis secured to the under surface of the glove or other material in anydesired manner, preferably by means of a central rivet, suitably heldwithin a button-like dome or cover E.

In the present case the rivet F is held by its flange between the doublecover, composed of the two plates E and L, and the two main parts of thebutton hole member thus formed are finally fastened together by passingthe eyelet F through the material, and turning it outward over the anvilnipple (Z, the parts being held between the suitably shaped dies.

A The spring A, while rigidly held by its outer edges within the studreceiving chamber, may be so held in a variety of ways, as by earsprojecting downward from the plate 0. The spring thus constructed may bemade as low vertically as desired, the height thereof being made such asto give sufficient head room for the stud within the chamber. At thesame time, while occupying but little space vertically, the spring earsa have great resiliency, by reason of the annular groove or corrugationa which increases the length of the spring ears, but, as it were, foldsthem in a compact space, with the consequence that the spring actsmuchin the manner of aperfectly fiat slitted washer, but with muchgreater movement in the resilient portion. The size of the centralopening of the spring is considerably less than the diameter of thecontracted neck in of the stud K, while the size of the central openingof the bottom plate B is such as to easly receive within it the saidstud. When the stud is inserted in the chamber of the button holemember, the spring ears snap together around the contracted neck of thesame, and each ear always has a continuous gripping surface around itsportion of the neck of the stud, with the result that the stud is evenlysupported on all sides. It is however when the glove is tightlystretched across the wrist of the wearer, that the greatest strain comesupon the fastener, and in most fasteners the lateral strain has beenborne by the spring alone, or in such a manner that the spring becomesloose, and consequently unresilient after a time.

In the present fastener, the construction is such, that when the studrests against one side of the central openingin the bottom plate B,being drawn to one side by the lateral strain of the glove on the wristso that the rigid bottom plate stands all this lateral strain, thespring A still bears against the neck of the stud on. all sides, eventhough said stud is out of center, because the resiliency of the foldedspring ears is so great, that the opening of the spring is virtuallydrawn to one side. The spring being held by its outer edges, the resultis that when pulled to one side there is still a firm grip on the studto prevent a vertical separation of the two members, while the springitself does not bear the brunt of the lateral strain.

I claim 1. In the button hole member of a spring fastener for gloves andother articles, a stud receiving chamber, in combination with a springplate provided with an annular corrugation and having slits passing fromthe central opening of said spring nearly to the outer edge thereof,whereby downwardly and inwardly projecting folded spring ears areformed, said spring plate being firmly held in said chamber by itsoutward edge, a riveting plate D, and dome with riveting devices,whereby the spring chamber is secured to the material, substantially asdescribed.

2. In the button hole member of a spring fastener for gloves and otherarticles, a stud receiving chamber provided with a bottom plate,incombination with a slitted annularly corrugated spring plate havingdownwardly and inwardly projecting folded spring ears, said spring platebeing held by its outer edges to the said bottom plate, and a dome orcover provided with a rivet engaging with said studreceiving chamber,substantially as described.

3. In the button hole member of a spring fastener for gloves, a studreceiving chamber consisting of the plate 0 and plate B having the earsI), in combination with a slitted, annularly corrugated spring platehaving downwardl y and inwardly projecting spring ears, and rivetingdevices, whereby the stud receiving chamber is secured to the materialsubstantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 26th day of January, A.D. 1893.

FRANK E. HALL. Witnesses:

ALBERT E. LEACH, M. T. LEAGH.

